By James Mackenzie and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Monday for a final push for a Gaza ceasefire before President Joe Biden leaves office, after a Hamas official told Reuters the group had cleared a list of 34 hostages as first to go free under a truce. …
Blinken calls for push to get Gaza truce deal over ‘finish line’ Read More »
By Francois Murphy VIENNA (Reuters) -Austrian far-right Freedom Party (FPO) leader Herbert Kickl called on the conservative People’s Party (OVP) to be “honest” in their imminent coalition talks or face the prospect of a snap election, with his support still rising and the OVP’s falling. The eurosceptic, Russia-friendly FPO, an ally of Hungarian Prime Minister …
Austrian far right demands conservatives be ‘honest’ in coalition talks Read More »
By Alexander Ratz BERLIN (Reuters) -Germany is leading European Union discussions on easing sanctions imposed on the Syrian government of toppled President Bashar al-Assad and aiding the country’s population, foreign ministry sources said on Tuesday. “We are actively discussing ways to provide sanctions relief to the Syrian people in certain sectors,” one of the sources …
Germany pushing for EU to relax sanctions on Syria, sources say Read More »
By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration will divert $95 million in military aid allocated for Egypt to Lebanon, which faces threats from Hezbollah and other non-state actors and is enforcing a ceasefire with Israel, according to a document seen by Reuters on Monday. The State Department notification to Congress of the …
Exclusive-US shifts some military aid to Lebanon from Egypt, letter says Read More »
GENEVA (Reuters) – The risk to the general population from H5N1 bird flu remains low, a World Health Organization spokesperson said on Tuesday, following the first death of a patient from the virus in the United States. The patient, who was over 65 and had underlying medical conditions, was hospitalised with the virus in December …
Bird flu risk remains low after first US death, WHO says Read More »
By David Ljunggren (Reuters) -Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Monday that he will step down as the leader of the Liberal Party and as prime minister once his party chooses a replacement. A string of polls over the last 18 months has shown the Liberals, suffering from voter fatigue and anger over high …
By James Mackenzie and Nidal al-Mughrabi JERUSALEM/CAIRO (Reuters) -Hamas stood by its demand on Tuesday that Israel fully end its assault on Gaza under any deal to release hostages, and said U.S. President-elect Donald Trump was rash to say there would be “hell to pay” unless they go free by his Jan. 20 inauguration. Officials …
Hamas stands by demand for end to Gaza war under hostage deal, as Trump deadline nears Read More »
By Gram Slattery and Helen Reid WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump said on Tuesday he sympathized with the Russian position that Ukraine should not be part of NATO, and he lamented that he will not meet Russian President Vladimir Putin before his inauguration. Speaking at a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm …
Trump says he sympathizes with Russia’s opposition to NATO membership for Ukraine Read More »
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Two men were fatally injured on Tuesday evening after shots were fired at a company in Bad Friedrichshall in the state of Baden-Wuerttemberg in southern Germany, local police said in a statement. Alongside the fatalities, another man was critically injured. The police are searching the site and there is no wider danger …
Two men fatally injured after shooting at company in southern Germany, police say Read More »
By Anita Komuves and Krisztina Than BUDAPEST (Reuters) -The United States imposed sanctions on a senior member of the Hungarian government for alleged corruption, the U.S. Treasury said on Tuesday, a move Budapest said it would challenge when President-elect Donald Trump takes power. Accusations of corruption and cronyism have dogged Prime Minister Viktor Orban since …
US imposes sanctions on key aide to Hungary’s Orban for suspected corruption Read More »
